Building-wall-moving device



Jan. 7, 1930.

G. R. KRESS BUILDING WALL MOVING DEVICE Filed Feb. yl1, 1929 2 sheets-sheet 1 "f Rig.;

Jan. 7, 1930. G. R. KRE'SS 1,742,475

BULDING WALL MOVING DEVICE Filed Feb. ll, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 en/ye 2 fn;

i? ZM( Patented Jan. 7, 1930 UNrreo STATES GEORGE R. Klauss, or yLos ANGELES, CALIFORNIA BUILDING-WALL-MOVING YApplication filed February 11, '1929. Serial No. 339,025.

Mynvention relates to the art of moving parts of buildin-gs and relates more specifi cally to a 'device whereby the 4iront or rear wall of a building may be moved' bodily to a '5 desired location. Y

1t has 'frequently happened thata necessity arises to move buildings backy from the street or move the Yfirent of the building lto a nevv line consequent to the widening ci a 1o street.` Ordinarily in such cases Ythe front wallet a building is 'torn dovvn and rebuilt which operation entails considerable expense.

Itis the principal object of my invention to provide a device whereby a vvall of a buildl ing may be moved intact to the desired 1ocation. l

Other objects and advantagesof my invention will appear from the following description. Referring to the drawings which are 'for illustration purposes only Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional View through the front wall yof a house showing a.l device embodying a formof 'my invention erected in connection therewith.

5 Fig. 2 is a enlarged sectional view Von line 2 2 Fig. l.

Fig. e is an enlarged sectional view on line 3-3 Fig. 1. ;Fig. t is a diagrammatic inside face view o' a front wall of a. house showing the movingdevice shown in Fig. 1. j More particularly describing the form of my invention shown in the drawings, 11 des.

ignates timbers which are placed against both the inside and outside of the wall`12 to be 'moved These timbers are arranged in pairs, that is one timber on the rear of the wall being associated with a similarly disposed timber on the front of the wall, the disposition of the pairs of timbers and the number used on the wall depending on the size and character of the wall to be moved. In

the present instance I have shown two pairs`y or sets of timbers diagonally disposed as shown in Fig. 4.

The related timbers of each pair are clamped to thewall at each floor in the tollowing manner-45 designates channel bars tted over the timbers, each having an open- 50.' ing therein to receive a threaded bolt 16, an

16 extends through one plate y2O of a 'connector or coupling .member 21 being provided with 'a head22 engaging Aagainst the inner face of the plate 20. The connector consists of theY plate 20 and a similar plate 24 held inspaced relation to each otherv by means of bolts 25.

The plate 24. receives a shaft 27 rotatable therein and provided vvith a head 28 bearing against the inner `face of the plate 24. The shaft27V isthreaded as indicated at 29 land such lthreaded portion extends through nuts 8O which are prevented from turning by being welded to'plat'es 31 which in turn are welded toangle-irons 32 riveted to a base plates?) which is secured to a door 35 of the building bymeanjs of screws as clearly shown `in Fig. 2. The inner end of each shaft 27 is provided Awith a headv 37 having openin s 38 to vreceive va crovv bar or lever 39.

n the form shown I have indicated tvvo` sets of timbers 11 and vtwo j ack or drawing devices, one on each of the upper'floors of the buildings, it being understood that each set of` timbers used is arranged with cooperating jacks or -drawing devices as above described.

The vvallsupporting portion of the device consists of the following structure which can best be' understood if the 'same is'described as actually used for instance as follows Openings, are made through the front wall l2 as Vindicated rat 40 a track consisting of rails 41 and ties 42 laid through the open? Upon the track 4l are pla'cedja' number of rollers 43 'which 'support a steelv shoe44se-l cure-d to the vunderside of aV platform of timbers 215. Mounted on Ithe 'platform 45 are vertically extending braces 46 convergingat their-upper ends under a beam or 'joist' 47 usually formed "in a wall at the level of the second door. An the forni shown two of thev wall supporting devices are used, it being understood that when placed in position as tween the wall 12, the iioor` joists 52 andthe new foundation indicated in dotted 54 in Fig. 1. t

It will be apparent from the foregoing description, that Vapplicants invention comprises an organization which isl especially adapted for use inmoving a movable section of a building, such as a wall,`away from lines at i or toward and into engagement with'a stationary building section.

The term jack means used in the appended claims is meant to include a stationary or fixed support such as the floor member 51, the screw 27, and the cooperating block 32, or its equivalent part.

It is to be understood, that whilel I lhave herein described and illustrated one preferred form of my invention that the invention is not limited to the 4,precise construction set forth above, but includes within its scope whatever changes fairlyl come p within the spirit of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention 1. A wall moving device comprising a movable wall supporting means and a plurality of horizontally disposed and vertically spaced jack means engaging said wall.

2. A wall moving device comprising a movable wall supporting means; a plurality of sets of wall engaging means and horizons tally disposed jack means cooperating with each set of wall engaging means.

3. A wall moving device comprising a walll supporting means, rollers supporting said wall supporting means, a timber on each side of the wall, means for clamping the timbers to the wall, and horizontally disposed vjack means connected to said clamping means.

4. A house wall moving device comprising,

a wall supporting means, rollers under the wall supporting means, a pluralityof sets of timbers engaging said wall, each set consisting ofl a timber on each side of the wall,

bolts extending through the wall and each set of timbers, nuts on said bolt clamping the timbers to the wall, a jack screw for each bolt, a coupling connecting each jack screw with its 'associated bolt, and means for supportingsaid jack screws. v

5. A 'house wall moving device comprising, a wall supporting means, rollers supporting said supporting means, sets of timbers on each side of vsaid wall, each set consisting of a buildinor `day of February,

timber on each side of the wall, clamping means for securing the wall between the timbers, horizontally disposed jack means cooperating with the clamping means, and means for securing said jack means to a stationary part of the house.

6. A device for moving a wall into engaging relation witha stationary section of a building, embodying movable wall supporting means; and means attached to said stationary section for pulling said wall toward said building.

7. A device for moving a Wall into engaging relation with a stationary section of a g, embodying movable wall supporting means; and means attached to said stationary section at different levels therein for pulling said wall toward said building.

8.' A device for movinga wall int'o engaging relation with a stationary .section of a building, embodying: movable supporting means beneath said wall; and wall moving means'k comprising screws, each having one end attached to said wall and the opposite end attached to said stationary section. y

9. A device for movin@ a wall into engaging relation with a statlonary section of a building, embodying: movable supporting means beneath said wall; and wall moving means comprising screws, each having one end attached'to said wall and the opposite' end attached to said stationary section, said wall moving means being situated at various iioor levels in said building. l

10. A device for moving a wall relative to a ,stationary section of a building embodying: movable wall supporting means; and means attached to said stationary section for moving said wall toward or away from said stationaryv section.

11. A device for moving a movable building unit relative to a stationary building unit embodying; supporting means for said movable unit; and means cooperatively interposed between said movable unit and said stationary unit for moving said movable unit toward or away fromsaid stationary unit.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 1st GEORGE 4R. KRESS.

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